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Whats fatal familial insomnia?

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Brain Disorder: This is a rare central nervous system (brain) disorder in which the patient loses the ability to fall asleep. Prognosis is poor and the inability to sleep is gradually degenerative and eventually fatal.

Answered 11/1/2012

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Fatal insomnia: Progressive degeneration of the talamic area in the brain.

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